Charlie Freak-Steely Dan

[ti:Charlie Freak] [ar:Steely Dan] [al:Pretzel Logic] [by:] [offset:0] [00:08.25]Charlie freak had but one thing to call his own [00:15.49]Three weight ounce pure golden ring no precious stone [00:23.23]Five nights without a bite [00:25.66]No place to lay his head [00:29.53]And if nobody takes him in [00:33.27]Hell soon be dead [00:44.63]On the street he spied my face I heard him hail [00:51.99]In our plot of frozen space he told his tale [00:59.67]Poor man he showed his hand [01:02.29]So righteous was his need [01:06.03]And me so wise I bought his prize [01:09.84]For chicken feed [01:15.14] [01:21.35]Newfound cash soon begs to smash a state of mind [01:28.27]Close inspection fast revealed his favorite kind [01:36.20]Poor kid he overdid [01:38.70]Embraced the spreading haze [01:42.50]And while he sighed his body died [01:46.12]In fifteen ways [02:04.78]When I heard I grabbed a cab to where he lay [02:12.02]Round his arm the plastic tag read d o a [02:19.75]Yes jack I gave it back [02:22.37]The ring I could not own [02:26.18]Now come my friend Ill take your hand [02:29.74]And lead you home